Surnames in this
Project:Our project is
open to any male with the Thompson surname or to any man believing that he
is descended in the paternal line from a Thompson or other surname variant
(see below). You can participate
individually, or as part of a family project with other family members
sharing the cost for one or more participants representing the family line.
Participants are sought from all parts of the world. We welcome participants of the
National Geographic Genographic Project to join the Thompson DNA Project.

How DNA
testing works:The DNA results of
one person tell us nothing about our ancestors because we don't have the
ancestor's DNA to compare. It is only by finding current DNA matches and
comparing genealogies that we can determine our ancestors' DNA markers and
our common ancestry. DNA information must be used with traditional
historical and genealogical research.

DNA results
can help prove and disprove relationships, and are especially useful in
guiding research. If a DNA profile matches others with the same genealogy, a
hypothesized relationship may be correct. At other times, DNA results may
point to an unknown adoption in the family or to some other so-called
"non-paternity event."

For the Thompson DNA Project, we
test the Y-chromosome which is passed from father to son. Since a Surname
Project traces members of a family who share a common surname, the tested
individual must be a male who wants to check his paternal line
(father's father's father's...). Females don't carry their father's
Y-chromosome, so they should look for a brother or cousin with the Thompson
surname to be tested. Females can also help with the Thompson genealogies
(see below), and they can contribute to our
Sponsorship Fund to help male Thompsons in their line to participate.

How do I
do the test?

The first
option is testing with Family Tree DNA,
of Houston TX, the leading
testing company for Surname DNA Projects. The cost per participant is
dependent on the number of markers tested, but all tests include an
estimate of the Haplogroup (an indication of deep ancestry). We
personally recommend the largest number of markers that you can afford. We expect that most serious researchers will eventually upgrade to 37
markers even if they don't start there. You will only need a
67-marker test if you find a close match and want to further refine the
results. Either the 25 or 37 marker test can
be useful in identifying other families that share a common ancestor. It
is highly likely that a 12 marker test will ultimately require an
upgrade, so we recommend the 12 marker test only for those who are
sponsoring other families in search of a match to their own family or
those who cannot afford a 25 marker test.

67 marker test $269

37 marker
test $189

25 marker
test is $148

12 marker screening
test is $99

Add $2 for US postage
and $4 for international postage

Family
Tree DNA will store your sample for 25 years, unless you request them to
destroy it.

The test is a simple
cheek swab. The kit will arrive and leave your house by mail. You simply
rub the inside of your cheek a number of times with a special scraper, put
the kit back into the envelope, and put it in the mail.

Participation in the
project authorizes the project administrators to publish the
ANCESTORís name, dates, locations, and the
test markers on the project web pages. The project administrators will
not release any personal information concerning the participant.

If you are interested in
participating, please contact one of the Project Administrators listed
below and submit your pedigree.

A second option is testing
with DNA
Heritage which uses the Sorenson Genomics laboratory. DNA Heritage will test
individual markers at $5.99 per marker, but there is a minimum of 23 markers
($137.77). A full-panel test of 43 markers
is $189. Thirty-four (34) of these markers are also
tested at Family Tree DNA. Please note that DNA Heritage is currently offering
a special price on DNA testing. DNA Heritage uses the markers reported by the
Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, so they can be used for finding
matches in its database at
http://smgf.org.

DNA Heritage will
automatically destroy your sample after six months. This testing company is
not recommended if you might not be able to get another sample from the
participant!

The test is a simple cheek swab.
The kit will arrive and leave your house by mail. You simply rub the
inside of your cheek a number of times with the swabs provided, put
the kit back into the envelope, and put it in the mail.

Participation in the project
authorizes the project administrators to publish the
ANCESTORís name, dates, locations, and the test markers on the
project web pages. The project administrators will not release any personal
information concerning the participant.

If you are interested in
participating, please contact one of the Project Administrators listed
below and submit your pedigree.

GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION:
Everyone is encouraged to search our Patriarchs page to find genealogical
information about Thompson ancestry. You do not have to participate in the
DNA portion of our project to help with the Thompson genealogies. We
encourage all descendants to submit information about their Thompson
ancestors. Both males and females can add their Thompson pedigrees to our
Patriarchs Page.

We also seek
volunteers with genealogical expertise to help verify, document, and extend
the pedigrees.

Click
here to go to the World Families Network
Forum and provide your Pedigree Info for the Patriarchs
Page

What do I do if I
have questions? Please read
the Frequently Asked Questions at World Families Network first. If you still
have questions, contact one of the Project Administrators listed below.

For more
information, contact Linda Thompson Jonas or Katherine Borges

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